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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1954

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Brigade Called To Fire In Ashes

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 2

Maitland Fire Brigade was summoned yesterday to extinguish a pile of smouldering ashes at the back of the White…

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Fewer Fires In Newcastle

Maitland Mercury · Monday 4 January 1954 · page 2

Newcastle fire brigades had 1091 Calls to fires last year 52 less than in 1952. Officials at Cook’s Hill…

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Fewer Fires Last Year

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 January 1954 · page 2

Maitland Tire Brigade tended fewer fires in 1993 than in the previous year, if was announced at Maitland…

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Cottage Damaged By Fire

Maitland Mercury · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 2

Fire damaged a cottage 30 Sempill-street, in the early hours yesterday morning. Severe damage was done to…

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Fire at Cafe

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 1

The rear of the Waratah Cafe, tn Vincent-street, Cessnock, and the attached dwelling, occupied by Harry…

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Wheat Destroyed In Fire

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 2

MELBOURNE: A fire which swept through- two properties at Waellma, 15 mils from Nathalia, yesterday afternoon,…

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Fire Causes Heavy Damage At Mill

Maitland Mercury · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 5

MELBOURNE: Fire destroyed [?]dried hardwood and plant worth £40,000 at the Sandown Timber Company, at…

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Liked To See Fire Engines Out

Maitland Mercury · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 4

Auburn detectives yesterday arrested a 16-years-old Granville youth and charged him with eight counts of arson…

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Wrong Connection Caused Fire in Panel Van

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 5

A panel van caught fire outside Coles in Vincent Street after the driver had wrongly connected loose…

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Fires Over Xmas

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1954 · page 1

Dungog Fire Brigade had three calls over the Xmas holiday period. At Captain Ray Redman's…

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Open Finding Into Cause of House Fire Case Heard at Stroud Court

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1954 · page 1

An open finding that premises at Pacific Highway, Stroud Road, were damaged by fire on 5th March, 1953, and further that some person or persons unknown maliciously set fire to…

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Fire In Engine Room Of Oil Tanker

Maitland Mercury · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 1

LONDON : Lifeboats last night recued the crew of a flame swept Navy at tanker to the Bristol Channel The crew…

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Village Destroyed By Fire

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 20 January 1954 · page 3

POST MORESBY: Fire destroyed Tauruba, a native village (pop 3500, 40 miles east of Port Moresby on Saturday…

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Serious Fire In Marily

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 21 January 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY: Employees red for their lives from a [?] building at Manly to-day when an optical goods factory…

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All-night Watch After Fire Threats

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 21 January 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY: Armed watchman and notice are maintaining a constant all-night vigil in the Granville [?] centre…

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Fire at Cessnock

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 January 1954 · page 7

Cessnock Fire Brigade was called this morning when a copper fire overheated and set fire to the laundry wall in the…

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Fire Ball with Tail Drop's in the West

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 23 January 1954 · page 1

A yellow ball, the size of a dinner plate, with a red tail, dropped down in the western sky about 7.30 p.m. Thursday…

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Refrigerator Fire

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 26 January 1954 · page 1

Cessnock Fire Brigade was called on Friday night when a refrigerator motor was found alight in Coles' Store, Vincent…

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Fire alarm wanted for Pelerin area

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 27 January 1954 · page 2

The Board of Fire Commissioners has advised the Chamber of Commerce to refer its representations…

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Request For Fire Alarm

Maitland Mercury · Friday 29 January 1954 · page 2

The Board of Fire Commissioners has advised Singleton Chamber of Commerce to refer its representations for a…

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